Juventus' Antonio Conte has won the Panchina d'Oro award as Serie A's best Coach for 2011-12.
Conte was voted the Golden Bench prize on Monday by his fellow managers after leading an unbeaten Juventus side, who had finished seventh in Serie A before his arrival, to the Scudetto. He is the first Juventus coach to win the award since Marcello Lippi (1995/1996)
"I'm emotional," the former midfielder stated at the ceremony at Coverciano.
18 dicembre 1994, stadio Delle Alpi di Torino. Mancano pochi giorni a Natale e la Juventus di Marcello Lippi è seconda in classifica dietro il Parma ad un solo punto, ma con una gara da recuperare. I bianconeri erano in vantaggio per 1 a 0 grazie ad una rete di penna bianca Ravanelli ed il Genoa era rimasto in dieci nell’ultimo quarto d’ora per l’espulsione di Bortolazzi.
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- It would rank as one of the most astonishing changes even in the crazy world of the managerial
merry-go-round.
Before checking the list, a best guess said either Carlo Ancelotti or Roberto Mancini would feature at the top. The former wasn't so far off, sitting handsomely in second place to do little more than put Zlatan Ibrahimovic on autopilot, but the latter? Is there anyone at City making less than him?
Jose Mourinho and Tito Vilanova will be going head-to-head in the Spanish Supercopa after
all.
The Spanish soccer federation lifted the bans for both coaches almost a year after their actions
in an altercation during last year's Supercopa between Real Madrid and Barcelona during which
Mourinho gouged Vilanova's eye only to have the then-Barcelona assistant retaliate with a slap to
Mourinho's face.
Russian readers, Harry Redknapp could be coming to a TV near you, rolling down the window of his
car in a Moscow street for a cheeky interview.
The Russian Football Federation are searching for a new national team boss to replace the
departed Dick Advocaat, and have even published a list of candidates on their website, with former
Spurs boss Redknapp one of the targets.
They are two of the games great executioners. Their preferred methods of delivering the coup de
grace could hardly be more different, but they share the same efficient outcome. Back in 1998 it
was Fabio Capello's Milan who were on the receiving end of a cold-blooded calcio killing. If you
want a masterclass in the respective abilities of Alessandro Del Piero and Filippo Inzaghi you
need.
George Vecsey of the New York Times writes of the challenges facing Jurgen Klinsmann as the new
head coach of the US National team.
Klinsmann has the aura of the international soccer celebrity — "sexy," one soccer insider
said, meaning attractive, in the public relations sense. But it would have been instructive, in a
purely laboratory experiment, to give Bruce Arena or Bradley the German squad of 2006 and see if
they could achieve third place.
Marcello Lippi, allenatore di due campagne mondiali italiane, una iridata in Germania, nel 2006, ed
una fallimentare in Sudafrica nel 2010, ha fatto sapere che anche nei giorni che precedevano
l'avventura mondiale del 2006, il clima era pieno di sospetti sul calcio italiano che si era
svegliato, in quei giorni, sotto le macerie di Calciopoli.
OTP gives you the lowdown on all the Euro 2012 teams. 10 word description: In transition right now
but always in with a shout. Coach: Cesare Prandelli The slick 54-year-old impressed in a five-year
stint at former club Fiorentina before taking over from Marcello Lippi in 2010. He's just been
handed a new contract, so [.
*The last time Italy entered a tournament in crisis was in 2006 at the height of the
Calciopoli scandal, when the dark side of that nation's football showed its face in daylight
again. Gli Azzurri went to the World Cup under a cloud but came home with the trophy.
1980 saw another match-fixing expose, Totonero, blacken the name of calcio.
Even more than a Real Madrid-Barcelona Champions League final, EURO 2012 is what every European
and football enthusiast is waiting for in the coming months. We are now exactly 10 weeks away from
this Summer's 2nd-greatest sporting event (for all the love I have for soccer, even I have to admit
that the Olympics come before the Euros) and on paper, Italy's path to qualification has been
nothing short of excellent.
Even more than a Real Madrid-Barcelona Champions League final, EURO 2012 is what every European
and football enthusiast is waiting for in the coming months. We are now exactly 10 weeks away from
this Summer's 2nd-greatest sporting event (for all the love I have for soccer, even I have to admit
that the Olympics come before the Euros) and on paper, Italy's path to qualification has been
nothing short of excellent.
Bad news for Italy's coach Cesare Prandelli, as one of his most talented forward could miss Euro
2012, on the next June. Antonio Cassano has suffered a small ischaemia after the winning of AC
Milan against Roma last saturday. When it happened the player was with his teamates on the
airplane, coming bacfrom Rome to Milan.
Bad news for Italy's coach Cesare Prandelli, as one of his most talented forward could miss Euro
2012, on the next June. Antonio Cassano has suffered a small ischaemia after the winning of AC
Milan against Roma last saturday. When it happened the player was with his teamates on the
airplane, coming bacfrom Rome to Milan.
Italy have had a solid qualifying campaign for Euro 2012, which has seen the side go unbeaten
and concede a mere two goals. The side has also looked impressive in some recent friendlies,
beating World Champions Spain 2-1 back in August. Although it could be argued that the Spain squad
fielded that day was somewhat experimental, it is still quite an achievement for a national side
that only a year previously was in crisis and bereft of confidence.
Soccer24 Lippi: I'm ready to come back - http://www.fifa.com/worldfo... 6 hours ago from FIFA.com -
News - Comment - Like Marcello Lippi says he is refreshed and ready to return to coaching after the
2006 FIFA World Cup winner took a break following Italy's failed attempt to retain their title in
South Africa.
Marcello Lippi, despite a disastrous second spell in charge of the Italian National team, will
always be held in high esteem by Italian worldwide. After all, this is the man that nearly
immediately redeemed calcio in the face of a match-fixing scandal in the best way possible: by
winning the World Cup.
Serie A Weekly is proud to present another episode of this beautifully written feature from well
known and respected journalist Giancarlo Rinaldi. As the league takes a break to allow the
National teams a turn we do the same as we look into the not-so-distant but oh-so-glorious past.
We also take a break from the romance of the fixture itself to bring you Giancarlo's personal
memories of.
Well that didn't take long, did it? Shortly after you guys thought you had seen the last of me,
I rise once again, like Marcello Lippi re-taking over gli azzurri in 2008. But hopefully, you know,
I'll be actually successful.
My name is Julian and I'll be taking over blogging duties from Francesco.
Saudi Arabian football will be well represented in the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions
League. Following this week's Round of 16 matches three sides from Saudi Arabia made it through to
the last eight with another five teams, all hailing from different nations, Â to join them in the
business end of the tournament.
Chinese club Ghangzhou Evergrande have made a statement of intent for the year ahead by
appointing former FIFA World Cup winning coach Marcello Lippi to take charge of the team.
Lippi takes over a club who are in fine health having won their maiden Chinese Super League last
season and leading ten games into the current campaign with 22 out of 30 points (seven wins, one
draw, two defeats), one more than nearest challengers Ghangzhou R&F.
Wanted: One good National Team to coach to Brazil 2014.
Experience: Won World Cup in 2006, Also coached in 2010
So it seems that lately Marcello Lippi has been job hunting via the media. I think his plan was
to wait around until Prandelli failed and then jump back in to rescue [read more]
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time?"][/caption]
While some (primarily English) observers consider Brazil's 1982 "jogo bonito" side to be the
best team never to win the world cup (which is, in itself, ridiculous. The Grande Inter of the
1960s, just to name one, never won the world cup.
ARTICLE THREE.
Written by Paolo.
IN PRANDELLI WE TRUST!
Following the disastrous showing at the 2010 World Cup, Italian fans young and old were looking
for redemption. Their cries for youth on the squad had gone virtually unheralded by Coach Marcello
Lippi. And although he had brought them supreme glory in 2006, he was now the scapegoat for all
that was wrong with the National Team.
French great Zinedine Zidane and Brazilian icon Ronaldo put on their annual Match Against
Poverty event Tuesday, taking on a team of Hamburg SV All-Stars in Germany, and the legend-laden
squad did not disappoint.
Ronaldo scored as part of his team's 5-4 victory, with proceeds from the event going toward
combating poverty in the Horn of Africa.
It is not uncommon to make a coaching change following a World Cup - in looking at the past 2010
FIFA World Cup, the only two managers who had also managed in the previous 2006 FIFA World Cup were
that tournament's two finalists - Marcello Lippi (Italy) and Raymond Domanech (France).
Both Lippi and Domanech saw their teams slump badly in the following tournament, not being able to
move on from the group stages.
31.07.2012 - El Shanghai Shenhua dirigido por Sergio Batista carretea sin levantar vuelo en
China. Con 6 puntos cosechados de los últimos 15 en juego se mantiene a 3 puntos de puestos de
descenso y esta vez, por la 19º jornada de la Super Liga, rescató un empate en su visita al
puntero Guangzhou Evergrande (de DarÃo Conca, Lucas Barrios y Marcelo Lippi) remontando (2 veces)
el resultado.
Sicilia amara per l'Inter, il Palermo vince 4-3 Di Mauro Giordano L'Inter non perdeva all'esordio
di campionato dal 2000, sconfitta per 2-1 contro la Reggina. Sulla panchina nerazzurra c'era
Marcello Lippi, che dopo quella prova deludente e la precedente eliminazione subita ai preliminari
di Champions League dagli svedesi dell'Helsingborgs venne esonerato.
Sorry for the lag in postings. Been busy and away. Logging in remotely now. I had planned a
longer post on how much I liked Bradley, why I thought it was time for a change anyway, and why I
thought it wouldn't happen regardless. Guess I was wrong. US Soccer sacked Bradley yesterday and
apparently will be announcing his replacement today.
The year 2006 was one of contrasting fortunes for Italian football. The Azzurri, led by the
dominate displays of captain Fabio Cannavaro and guided by the wise old head of Marcello Lippi,
went all the way at the FIFA finals in Germany to win the country's fourth world crown. At exactly
the same time, the [.
Manchester Utd are the only unbeaten side in the Champions League this season (nine wins,
three
draws).
Barcelona's only defeat in the Champions League this season was in London, when they lost 2-1
at
Arsenal's Emirates Stadium last February.
Barcelona are the best attacking side in this season's competition with 27 goals while
Manchester United possess the best defence with four goals conceded in 12 games.
David Sullivan is a tough man to love. He dresses like a sun-dried Stalin. He's
got the man-management skills of a frisbee. He wants to see the return of Norks on Sunday. He's
friends with David Gold. And, after relegation with West Ham, snarks the
Guardian's Fiver, he wants a return to chest-beating, badge-kissing, half-time-riot-act-reading,
teacup-smashing Englishness in the Hammers dugout.
